[tei-council] List @type musings

[Sebastian Rahtz]

On 6 Aug 2014, at 14:46, Syd Bauman <syd at paramedic.wwp.northeastern.edu> wrote:

> 
> However, I'm with James -- @type should be inherited from att.typed
> unless there's a good reason not to. (Which nowadays is "don't want
> @subtype", which is pretty darn rare.)

and in extremis @subtype cabe removed for a given element.
i recall someone once found a place where @subtype would be meaningless,
but its hard to imagine. few things can't be subdivided.

even at

@type={dead|alive}

has
type=“dead” subtype=“purgatory”
type=“dead” subtype=“paradise"
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